FLYERS-OILERS GAME PREVIEW (9:15 A.M. EST)

Kicking off a six-game road trip and the first of three games in four nights, the Philadelphia Flyers (17-16-4) are in Alberta to take on the Edmonton Oilers (13-24-3). Game time is 10:00 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Phily and nationally across Canada as a Hockey Night in Canada game on CBC.

This is the second of two meeting

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ASSESSING BERUBE TO DATE

When the Flyers dismissed Peter Laviolette as head coach three games into the 2013-14 regular season, the decision to promote longtime assistant coach Craig Berube to the top spot met with its fair share of cynicism and criticism from the outside. However, in talking to people who had worked side-by-side with the “Chief”, the consensus was that he was well-prepared to t

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THURSDAY WJC ROUNDUP

The World Junior Championships get underway today in Malmö, Sweden. There are four games involving Flyers prospects.

As of this writing, Team Canada holds a 6-2 lead over Germany at the second intermission. Flyers left wing prospect Taylor Leier took a high-sticking penalty in the first period that led to a power play goal for the Germans that forged a short-lived 2-2

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The Philadelphia Flyers will have five prospects at the 2013-14 World Junior Championships in Malmö, Sweden. Center Scott Laughton will captain Team Canada, where he will be joined by winger Taylor Leier. Robert Hägg will be counted on by Team Sweden to play a major all-around role on the blueline. Valeri Vasiliev will be a shutdown defenseman for Team Russia. Anthony Stolarz will be a backup go

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FLYERS CRUISE INTO HOLIDAY BREAK IN STYLE

The Philadelphia Flyers finished out the pre-holiday portion of their schedule in style, taking care of business in a 4-1 home win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center. With the win, the Flyers pulled their record above .500 again (17-16-4) and moved back into third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Wayne Simmonds scor

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FLYERS-WILD GAME PREVIEW (12:05 A.M. EST, 12/23/13)

In their game before breaking for Christmas, the Philadelphia Flyers (16-16-4) return to the Wells Fargo Center to take on the Minnesota Wild (20-13-5). Game time is 7:30 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philly, nationally in the U.S. on NBC Sports Network and in Canada on TSN2.

This is the second of two meetings betwee

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Flyers Comeback Well Ran Dry

In each of the last four games, the Philadelphia Flyers have yielded the first goal of the game only to come back to tie or lead at some point. In both ends of their home-and-home set with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Philly trailed by multiple goals but caught up to their opponent.

In the third period last night, the comeback well ran dry on the Flyers. After fal

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FLYERS-BLUE JACKETS GAME PREVIEW (10:15 P.M. EST, 12/20/13)

In the back end of a Metropolitan Division home-and-home set, the Philadelphia Flyers (16-15-4) are on the road to play the Columbus Blue Jackets (14-17-4). Game time is 7:00 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philly.

This is the second of four meetings between the teams this season. The clubs will play again in C

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IMPROBABLE COMEBACK PROPELS FLYERS ABOVE .500

One of the things that makes hockey such an addictive sport is that you never know what the next night will bring. You can trot out all the stats and cite the conventional wisdom — all of which may hold true most of the time — but there’s always the chance that the rising and falling tide of emotion will sweep over the respective teams and swing t

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FLYERS-BLUE JACKETS GAME PREVIEW (9:15 AM EST)

In the front end of a Metropolitan Division home-and-home set, the Philadelphia Flyers (15-15-4) will play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets (14-16-4). Game time is 7:00 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philly.

This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The clubs will rematch in Columbus on Saturday, a

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